More Southern Souls
I want to start a band that makes the real music of the Cubans
“I taught myself how to play the trumpet. In church, they asked who wants to be a musician. I picked the trumpet...
I was once a teacher, but now I sell coffee with milk on the corner
“I was once a teacher, but now I sell coffee with milk on the corner. It is the only job I can get. I make about 500...
My three children have a prize. It’s me.
“My three children have a prize. It’s me. I fight for them and can’t let things go down. I didn't think that I would...
I took an English class with my friends two years ago, and I am still learning
“I was a mechanic, but now I am retired and working in a parking lot at night watching over cars. It takes two hours...
My name is Pablo, but not Picasso. I have been a fisherman all my life.
“My name is Pablo, but not Picasso. I have been painting for 12 or 13 years. I am 86 years old and I have been a...
Happy new year my dear
"Feliz año nuevo. Happy New Year my dear.” ————————————————- This begins a series of stories from Cuba. I went...
I made pretty bracelets and sold them to help sick kids and the homeless
“I feel bad for the homeless, and sometimes I cry when I see them. They don’t have anybody and don’t get gifts at...
Being good to others is being good to yourself
“I was blessed with a mama who wanted the best for me; she taught me to do what’s right and to share. Mama didn’t get...
I still live how Mama taught me: share everything I have to lift others up
“I was born in Bentonia in 1956. My dad was a sharecropper until my parents moved to Yazoo City, then my mother worked...
My favorite saying is ‘can’t never could do nothing.’
“I was born in 1920. There were six kids in my family. My daddy nicknamed everyone and called me Sister Sue after a...
Start small. Just get started
“Swimming at night, it was hard staying on course from Fairhope to Fort Morgan. I got off a couple of times, but when...